Comments on: Software for editing black and white line drawings http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/ by Dave Walker Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob Redpath http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-227423 Rob Redpath Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:58:52 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/#comment-227423 Sorry this is so short, but here's what I use atm... http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/ Sorry this is so short, but here’s what I use atm…

http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/

]]> By: Steve Hearn http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-226854 Steve Hearn Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:51:33 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/#comment-226854 Dave, photoshop IS what you need! I guess you may need more RAM in your pc to make it run faster and it should 'see' your HP scanner OK? Anyway, your coming round Monday AM for coffee and a look at the easel, let me show you how photoshop works on my PC while your here and maybe that will help you. See ya real soon! Dave, photoshop IS what you need! I guess you may need more RAM in your pc to make it run faster and it should ‘see’ your HP scanner OK? Anyway, your coming round Monday AM for coffee and a look at the easel, let me show you how photoshop works on my PC while your here and maybe that will help you.
See ya real soon!

]]> By: Matt W http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-226778 Matt W Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:26:23 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/#comment-226778 A final thought: Have you considered creating a font of your cartoon handwriting? The whole thing perhaps has a lot of potential for interactive workshops etc. A final thought:

Have you considered creating a font of your cartoon handwriting?

The whole thing perhaps has a lot of potential for interactive workshops etc.

]]> By: Karen in Laguna Niguel http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-226679 Karen in Laguna Niguel Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:24:25 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/#comment-226679 Dave, if you're going to sell your graphics tablet maybe you could bundle it with the fold-up bike you bought . . . Dave, if you’re going to sell your graphics tablet maybe you could bundle it with the fold-up bike you bought . . .

]]> By: suburbanhen http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-226672 suburbanhen Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:30:13 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/#comment-226672 I know what you mean about the peer pressure to have a more fashionable program. If my peers ever got wind that I am still using PS 5.5, I'd be ostracised! Are you interested in selling your graphics tablet, then? I know what you mean about the peer pressure to have a more fashionable program. If my peers ever got wind that I am still using PS 5.5, I’d be ostracised!

Are you interested in selling your graphics tablet, then?

]]> By: Dave http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-226639 Dave Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:51:57 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/#comment-226639 Thanks again for all of the suggestions. I will be trying one or two of the programmes that you suggested - Paint.net and Inkscape for starters. My delayed moderation meant that a lot of you said the same things, which is great as it shows they must be good. A few points: 1) My scanner. I have more or less given up on the HP scanner software as it just doesn't work reliably. The scanner is a scanjet 3400c. Maybe it needs new drivers or something. I have spent hours messing around with it in the past and don't intend to do so again, so now I only use alternative software to scan with. 2) Graphics tablet. I have one but don't really like using it. 3) Image Composer. I can't really keep using it unfortunately as I need to have it installed on other machines and no longer have the disc as it belonged to a former workplace. It is not available for download anywhere as far as I can establish. It was originally bundled with Frontpage 2000 or somesuch. Thanks again for all of the suggestions. I will be trying one or two of the programmes that you suggested – Paint.net and Inkscape for starters. My delayed moderation meant that a lot of you said the same things, which is great as it shows they must be good.

A few points:

1) My scanner. I have more or less given up on the HP scanner software as it just doesn’t work reliably. The scanner is a scanjet 3400c. Maybe it needs new drivers or something. I have spent hours messing around with it in the past and don’t intend to do so again, so now I only use alternative software to scan with.

2) Graphics tablet. I have one but don’t really like using it.

3) Image Composer. I can’t really keep using it unfortunately as I need to have it installed on other machines and no longer have the disc as it belonged to a former workplace. It is not available for download anywhere as far as I can establish. It was originally bundled with Frontpage 2000 or somesuch.

]]> By: Simon http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-226610 Simon Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:55:30 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/#comment-226610 Get a mac oh Get a mac

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]]> By: Matt W http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-226585 Matt W Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:03:47 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/#comment-226585 >Mac A what? Aha. An expensive badge with a slow PC attached. (;-) >Mac

A what?

Aha. An expensive badge with a slow PC attached.

(;-)

]]> By: Matt W http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-226584 Matt W Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:01:56 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/#comment-226584 This has the makings of a religious war. I think you are probably going to end up with something good for vectors (lines) and something cheap for raster (scanning etc.). My suggestions: Get Irfanview (www.irfanview.com) anyway. Doesn't do vector, but it is v. good and free. And very good for fileformats and things. For the vector stuff, CorelDraw used to be good. Not sure now. I use Fireworks, which is very good for stuff like web animations and web integration, file optimisation amd so on if you are going there. Can't help with a cheap vector editing package. Sorry. The most important thing is probably to spend 6 weeks buggering about before making any binding decisions, and to move incrementally. On the graphics tablet - suggest getting one from an Aldi special buy, which is where I got mine. The other thing that springs to mind is an Etch-a-Sketch. Matt W This has the makings of a religious war.

I think you are probably going to end up with something good for vectors (lines) and something cheap for raster (scanning etc.).

My suggestions:

Get Irfanview (www.irfanview.com) anyway. Doesn’t do vector, but it is v. good and free. And very good for fileformats and things.

For the vector stuff, CorelDraw used to be good. Not sure now.

I use Fireworks, which is very good for stuff like web animations and web integration, file optimisation amd so on if you are going there.

Can’t help with a cheap vector editing package. Sorry.

The most important thing is probably to spend 6 weeks buggering about before making any binding decisions, and to move incrementally.

On the graphics tablet – suggest getting one from an Aldi special buy, which is where I got mine.

The other thing that springs to mind is an Etch-a-Sketch.

Matt W

]]> By: chris clark http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-226576 chris clark Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:26:37 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/11/27/software-for-editing-black-and-white-line-drawings/#comment-226576 I do commend the Photopaint from Corel its part of the Coreldraw suite, you can often find early versions for a few pounds in the cheap end of line bookshops "The Works" etc. I find it much easier to use than Photoshop. With regard to the scanner any with a TWAIN driver should work ...but I know that may not be the case with yours... BTW TWAIN really does stand for Things Without An Intelligent Name ... Talking of acronyms one of the best corruptions I heard was for PCMCIA (those slotty things on a laptop) it actually stands for, boringly, Personal Computer Memory Card Industry Association but someone suggested People Cant Memorise Computer Industry Acronyms...which is far preferable! I do commend the Photopaint from Corel its part of the Coreldraw suite, you can often find early versions for a few pounds in the cheap end of line bookshops “The Works” etc. I find it much easier to use than Photoshop.

With regard to the scanner any with a TWAIN driver should work …but I know that may not be the case with yours…

BTW TWAIN really does stand for Things Without An Intelligent Name …

Talking of acronyms one of the best corruptions I heard was for PCMCIA (those slotty things on a laptop) it actually stands for, boringly, Personal Computer Memory Card Industry Association but someone suggested People Cant Memorise Computer Industry Acronyms…which is far preferable!

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